Traffic flowing again into N.J. after fire shuts down I-295 in New Castle

View full sizeA tractor trailer is seen engulfed in flames on Interstate 295 in New Castle, Del., just west of the Delaware Memorial Bridge this afternoon. The fire shut down the roadway and caused a massive traffic jam.Special to the Times/DRBA

NEW CASTLE, Del. — Traffic on Interstate 295 has begun moving across the Delaware Memorial Bridge into New Jersey again after a tractor-trailer fire blocked the roadway for nearly two hours, officials said.

At approximately 3 p.m., a tractor-trailer, driven by Latresha T. Wilkie of Irvington, was traveling northbound on Interstate 295 and caught fire in the vicinity of Mike’s Famous Harley Davidson. The fire scene is just west of the Route 9 interchange.

I-295 is the main route from the south that leads to the Delaware Memorial Bridge.